disgust
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A team of lab assistants spent months watching their reactions, coding facial expressions and scoring them against nine emotional behaviors: anger, disgust, happiness/amusement, contempt, sadness, embarrassment, fear, surprise and confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Tiffany Lynch, chair of the National Police Federation of England and Wales, said that for rank and file officers up and down the country it "feels personal" – "there is disgust, upset".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“I hope they put those people who killed him in prison for many years,” he said with disgust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The incident generated much outrage online, with many Mexicans expressing disgust at his actions.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
He regards me with something that borders on disgust.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
She later said: "He knew exactly what he was doing. He stripped all dignity from our loved ones, and for what? Money? He disgusts me."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“It really disgusts me,” said Romain Le Riguer, a 20-year-old literature student, who had spontaneously come to the plaza.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
He honestly disgusts me, and I’m glad to be free of him.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2023
But it’s the sovereign’s weakness as a ruler that disgusts the queen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
It disgusts me, this effervescent and very public show of—what?
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
"The half-million Israelis living peacefully … are most disgusted by a small group of thugs," said US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee who welcomed the Israeli leaders' condemnation.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned about a growing parasitic outbreak that causes explosive diarrhea, which has delighted and disgusted the internet, because of course it has.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
She argues that Richmond, alienated from the king and disgusted by parliamentary passivity, kindled a printed firestorm in the public sphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"I am disgusted by the way my parents were treated."
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Mr. Flux’s disgusted tone was similar to Sheed’s when the boy said, “Creamed. Spinach.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
“It was disgusting, and I looked around and I was like, ‘Wow.’
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
LSU coach Kim Mulkey’s attitude about this is disgusting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Self-defense, the historian wrote, naturally required “the perpetual repetition” of what he called “the vainest and most disgusting of the pronouns”: the first-person singular.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Kyrgios was also critical of the handling of two high-profile anti-doping cases involving top players Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, calling them "disgusting" for tennis.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
His bare feet were the most disgusting things Hazel had ever seen...and she had seen some very disgusting things.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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